Unusual: a man was found guilty of "firing" at his neighbor with his fingers | Chronic

A US court in the city of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to a resident of the Manor Municipality who pointed his hand to his neighbor imitating a firearm, a move the judge described as "criminal", indicate the judicial acts.

The unusual incident took place in June 2018 and was recorded by the surveillance cameras of the place. Stephen Kirchner, 64, was walking in the neighborhood with a neighbor. Pbading by the house of Josh Klingseisen They saw that it was in their garden laying the grbad. "Kirchner stopped, made eye contact with Klingseisen and made a hand gesture that imitated the firing and recoiling of a weapon"According to local media.

As Judge Klingseisen and another resident of the district reported, Elaine Natorethey had already had conflicts in the past and the woman had received a civil order which forbade her any contact with him. This conflict led the plaintiff to install security cameras on his property. It is precisely one of those cameras that recorded the images that were later presented as evidence against the suspect in court.

Two witnesses who were near the scene of the incident that day called 911 urgently and said that their safety had been threatened. The court ruled that "Kirchner acted with reckless disregard" and caused a risk of public alarm, as evidenced by the urgent appeal made by witnesses.

"We conclude that there is sufficient evidence that Kirchner's action imitating a gun has created a dangerous situation.", Says the judicial document.

The guilty party appealed and baderted that his actions were so minimal that they could not even be considered criminals. Think of it as a gesture of the hand, "Even if I roughly mimic the shape of a rifle", can not cause "public alarm" neither create "dangerous conditions".

Kirchner also stressed that his action was the response to an indecent gesture from his neighbor. The appeal was not accepted, however, and on Tuesday, more than a year after the incident, the court found him guilty and fined him $ 100,000 and court costs.